Hello, It has been a hectic day so I haven't got as far as writing the blog until now. And I am tired and cranky from going to the dentist.

Yesterday evening was the same as usual, I got leftovers from the takeaway and went to the samaritans, then I bedded down. The weather was significantly colder last night than it has been for some time, but I was well wrapped up. My only problem was that the spicy takeaway food gave me an upset stomach, I am not used to spicy food really. I like it when the takeaway gives me rice or noodles.
And dealing with an upset stomach when you are homeless is quite an art, but for my first months homeless I had upset stomach a lot, so I learned to cope.

I woke up this morning worrying about being found because now the clocks have changed it is light when I wake up, and I can always hear people and traffic in the streets and car parks from where I sleep.

I went to the market and spent the few hours drinking tea and listening to the gossip. It is hard to waste a few hours like this, but what else can I do? I went and had a wash and a change of underwear and socks, this always makes me feel better.  Then as I went up to the library the girl who caused me so much trouble in the protest camp came after me, she has kept this up for a few days, I wonder if she is not taking her medicine like my friend P. stopped his and started going mad. I tell her to stop or I will tell the police. and I ask the protesters to ask her to leave me alone.

I don't get much done in the library as I have a dentist appointment. I am very happy because the dentist puts a filling in my tooth without using anasthetic, I don't recover well from anasthetic. But I know the stress and the drilling may well lead to me having a migraine later. The dentist also gives me the mouthguard that I have been waiting for years for, and a sheet of exercises to help my clicky jaw.

I go to the mission, my grandad is there and hugs me, I have tea and biscuits, the mission is busy today and too hot and claustrophobic, so I don't stay long.